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George Bernard Shaw

3.75 AVERAGE

sergei_ter_tumasov's review against another edition

5.0

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Книга на все времена!!!

Замечательная лёгкая (но глубокая) и остроумная пьеса! Ни капли фальши, все персонажи живые и настоящие. Особенно мне понравился мистер Дулиттл и его житейская философия. Многие философы ему в подмётки не годятся!!! Также понравились взгляды [a:George Bernard Shaw|5217|George Bernard Shaw|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1271683549p2/5217.jpg] на брак и, вообще, на взаимоотношения мужчин и женщин. Мне даже его отношение к выпивке понравилось!!!

Одним словом, [a:George Bernard Shaw|5217|George Bernard Shaw|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1271683549p2/5217.jpg] просто молодец!!! Браво!!!

P.S. Оказалось, мы с ним родились в один и тот же день (26 июля), правда с разницей в 126 (!!!) лет. Это мистика какая-то!!! Может, я в прошлой жизни был [a:George Bernard Shaw|5217|George Bernard Shaw|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1271683549p2/5217.jpg] (размечтался)??!!

elsafenander's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mar1e's review against another edition

3.75

inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

adunnells's review against another edition

2.0

challenging reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fandomjaxxox's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sabi_wilhelm's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rafael_naarding's review against another edition

3.5

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

niks_marguerite's review against another edition

3.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thedoozyreader's review against another edition

2.0

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The latest addition to my streak of reading plays, this was a particularly difficult text to get through to the end. I had taken up the book because of the Greek mythological reference, a story that I liked, in the title. The basic plot seemed intriguing at the outset: a phonetician trying to train a working-class woman to pass her off as a duchess at a grand event. But man, was I wrong. The set-up and situations weren't engaging, the conversations were drawn-out, and Henry Higgins as a character was outright detestable. How any human with an ounce of self-worth could put up with all his snooty condescension is beyond me. Shaw does try to bring a slight nuance to him towards the end of the play, but by then it becomes unbearably didactic. I am glad Eliza's character had some kind of an arc and when she walks out of the room at the end, I do not believe her intention was to return.

In conclusion, I would rather read an academic essay by Shaw on how language and appearance dictate class relations, critiquing the remnants of Victorian morality, than Pygmalion.

rotessaboggs's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes